Why is this HEAT target important?
The target supports a commitment to achieve improvements in the early diagnosis and management of people with dementia. This is supported by physical and mental health reviews every 15 months along with an assessment of carers needs which includes an appraisal of the impact of caring on the care giver.
How are we performing?
Target due for delivery in 2010/11
The target is to increase the number of people with a diagnosis of dementia to 39,578 by March 2011.
The performance measure used for this target is the number of people with a diagnosis of dementia on the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) dementia register and other equivalent sources. The baseline for this measure is the number of people with a diagnosis of dementia on the QOF dementia register in 2006/07 (29,761 people). The number of people on this register increased from 35,816 in 2009/10 to 40,195 in 2010/11, an increase of 12.2 per cent.
The graph below shows the number of people diagnosed with Dementia since 2006/07.
Dementia figures used for the HEAT target include data from sources other than QOF for a small number of practices that do not take part in QOF. They can also include data from a small number of practices that do not have signed off QOF data, as these non-signed off data still contribute towards the target. As a result these figures will differ for some NHS Board areas from the main QOF prevalence data published elsewhere.
The table below shows dementia diagnoses by NHS Board in 2010/11.
Dementia diagnoses registered on QOF (and other equivalent sources) against target by NHS Board, 2010/11
| NHS Board | Dementia diagnoses 2010/11 | Target (due for delivery 2010/11) |
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| NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN | 3,241 | 3,091 |
| NHS BORDERS | 864 | 995 |
| NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY | 1,430 | 1,417 |
| NHS FIFE | 2,632 | 2,908 |
| NHS FORTH VALLEY | 2,033 | 2,065 |
| NHS GRAMPIAN | 4,076 | 4,011 |
| NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE | 9,245 | 8,677 |
| NHS HIGHLAND | 2,563 | 2,659 |
| NHS LANARKSHIRE | 3,911 | 3,774 |
| NHS LOTHIAN | 6,200 | 5,795 |
| NHS ORKNEY | 142 | 170 |
| NHS SHETLAND | 179 | 170 |
| NHS TAYSIDE | 3,417 | 3,582 |
| NHS WESTERN ISLES | 262 | 264 |
| NHSSCOTLAND | 40,195 | 39,578 |
Note: NHS Board level targets have been revised to take account of the age-gender structure of the population.
Further Information
The Mental Health Collaborative supported NHS Boards to deliver on this target. Further information on the work they undertook can be accessed at: http://www.qihub.scot.nhs.uk/quality-healthcare-resources/continuous-improvement-in-healthcare/mental-health-collaborative.aspx
Further mental health data can be accessed at:
Quality & Outcomes Framework statistics
Mental Health summary statistics
Related National Outcomes